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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES 
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS 
OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-072045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-5)   19-24 (-4)   10-15        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+4)   54-59 (-3)   82-87        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW 10 G19    W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     SNOW         FLURRIES     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE
20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (-6)   20-25 (-2)   9-14         26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+8)   43-48 (-13)  79-84        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 14 G25                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G26    NW 13 G24    NW  7 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW         FLURRIES     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 26                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         59 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 18. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
35 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-072045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-5)   24-29 (-1)   7-12         31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-1)   28-33 (-20)  82-87        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW  9 G18    NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 20. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-072045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-3)   30-35 (+1)   10-15        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-9)   22-27 (-20)  80-85        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW  9 G17    N  5         N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 20. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-072045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-2)   31-36 (+1)   9-14         35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-12)  18-23 (-22)  81-86        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G21                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G25    NW 11 G18    N  6 G15     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         60 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          1                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 19. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-072045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (-5)   24-29 (-3)   11-16        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+1)   40-45 (-10)  78-83        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 19. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-072045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-4)   28-33 (0)    12-17        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-3)   33-38 (-15)  77-82        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS NEAR 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-072045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
233 PM EST MON DEC 6 2010 /133 PM CST MON DEC 6 2010/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-3)   33-38 (+2)   13-18        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-3)   26-31 (-17)  74-79        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    NW  8 G16    N  5         N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      1300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

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